From: Tim Hunter <TimHunter@...>
Date: 2007-10-15T09:11:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Which OS X Tiger PPC C compiler is best to use for Ruby?

Mike Stok wrote:
> I have recently started picking up Ruby again on my OSX PowerPC system.  
> I use MacPorts to build stuff like PostgreSQL and other "system" 
> components, and then like to build different versions of Ruby under 
> /usr/local/ruby-1.8.6-p111/... so that I can have multiple versions.
> 
> I had been using Apple's 4.0 gcc and getting occasional errors with rdoc 
> documentation installs terminating my build.  It seems that if I do a 
> gcc_select 3.3 before the build then everything proceeds just fine to 
> completion with  no problems.  This might explain some of the comments 
> like "Some readers also report seeing an RDoc failure error. This one is 
> actually nothing to worry about. Just re-run the original command above, 
> or don�t. Things should be fine either way (really)." on 
> http://hivelogic.com/narrative/articles/ruby_rails_lighttpd_mysql_tiger?status=301 
> 
> 
> I have had a quick look around using common search engines, and I 
> haven't seen any list of recommended or known bad combinations of gcc 
> and ruby on OSX.  Does such a list exist?  Should I invest the time in 
> compiling MacPorts' gcc42?
> 
> I realise that this may become moot when Leopard ships (and mabe if I'm 
> allowed to buy a spiffy new Intel based Mac.)
> 
> Michael
> 

Hmmm...I'm using gcc 4.0.1 on my 15" Powerbook and I've never had a 
problem with RDoc. My most recent build of Ruby was p110.

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